Facilities and Equipment
The mm-wave laboratory includes 54 m2 of a well equipped RF lab including a number of high quality instrument and an ALMA compatible cryostat. The machine shop is a 80 m2 facility where we fabricate microwave devices and support the design and implementation of test set-ups. It includes a CNC milling machine of 1 micrometer of accuracy. 27 m2 are used for storage, cryogenic and air compressors.
| High precision lathe : - 250-CNC, SHAUBLIN machines S.A , Switzerland - Turning machine, resolution z-axis, 0.001mm Datasheet
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Vacuum and cryogenic equipment: - Turbomolecular pumps (Pfeiffer turbocube) - Leak detector (Pfeiffer HLT570) - Vacuum sensors - Temperature monitor (Lakeshore 218) - ALMA test cryostat (NAOJ) - 3 stage closed cycle helium system (Sumitomo CNA-61D) - 2 stage closed system helium system (APD cryogenics)
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| Keysight PNA Network Analyzer E8364C: - Network analysis for transmission line, microwave devices and antenna measurements. - 10 MHz to 50 GHz. - 104 dB of dynamic range and <0.006 dB trace noise. - Datasheet |
| Keysight PXA Signal Analyzer N9030A: - High precision spectrum analyzer. - 3Hz to 50 GHz. - Waveguide Harmonic Mixers (50-75 GHz,75-110 GHz y 220 -330 GHz). - Datasheet |
| Keysight PSG Signal Generator E8257D: - 2 to 20 GHz. - Agilent mm-wave Source Module 83554A (20- 40GHz). - OML Frequency Extension (50-75 GHz y 75-110 GHz). - VDI Frequency Extension (220-330 GHz). - Datasheet |
| Other RF Equipment: - Erickson Instruments Power Meter PM3 (>75 GHz ). - Keysight EPM Power Meter (<18 GHz). - Anritsu Signal Generator MG3694C (2-40 GHz). - Keysight EXG Signal Generator N5171B (<6GHz). - R&S Signal Generator SMB110A (<3.2GHz). - Keysight CXA Signal Analyzer N9000A (<26.5 GHz). - Instrumentation amplifier 2 - 50 GHz. |
| Anechoic Chamber: - Eccosorb Anechoic chamber (0.8 x 0.8 x 0.6m). - Optical table (1.5 x 1m) and accessories. - Near field Beam Scanner (1.6 µm resolution at 4,000 counts/rev) for measurements of optic systems. - Frequency range: 33 to 50 GHz and 67 to 116 GHz with two different configurations. - Datasheet
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| Software and simulation tools: - Ansys Electronic Desktop with High Frequency Structure Simulator. - Cadence AWR Microwave Office. - WASP-NET. - Topsolid. - Books covering microwave fundamentals, Antenna theory and design, Microwave design, Quasi-optical propagation.
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CNC precision machine - CNC High Precision Micro Milling and Drilling Machine KERN MMP 2522 - CNC precision machine, precision 1um, 5 axis (Kern) - Working ranges X 250, Y 220, Z 200 mm - Resolution: 0,0001 mm - Positioning accuracy: ± 0,001 - Repetition accuracy: ± 0,001 - Precision on the workpiece: ± 0,0025 - Max. feed rate 2.400 mm/min. - DataSheet
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Measurement microscope: - Measurement microscope, precision 1 um (Mitutoyo) |
Kulicke and Soffa Model 4526 Wire Bonder.
- Semi-automatic bonding machine. - Equipped with microscope. - 12.7-76um Gold wire diameter. - Brochure
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Cascade Microtech MPS150.
- Probe Station for high precision DC and RF measurements. - Measurements up to 50 GHz. - Motic PSM 1000 20X – 2000X Microscope.v - 50um and 150um spacing coplanar RF probes. - Datasheet |
Back-End/ROACH:
- 1x ROACH-1 (Virtex-5 FPGA). - 4x ROACH-2 (Virtex-6 FPGA). - 2x 3GSPS ADCs. - 8x 5GSPS ADCs. - 2x 16 Channels ADCs 250MSPS ADCs. - Xilinx license for FPGA programming.
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Chemical Facilities: - Gold plating - Nickel plating - Several solutions and vessels for these purposes - Gas extractor bench |
Southern Millimeter Wave Telescope (SMWT).
-Operational telescope for research and education. -1.2 m Cassegrain antenna. -2SB Subharmonic Receiver (80-116 GHz). -Digital spectrometer implemented in ROACH with digital sideband separation.
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Circuit Card Prototyping Station
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Fully equipped workbench -2 stereoscopic microscopes - 2 Elsa soldering station - 1 Hot air soldering station - Multiples tools for SMD soldering and microwave packaging. |
